Enbridge Seeks to Get More Gas to Energy-Hungry U.S. Northeast

(Bloomberg) Enbridge Inc. is moving forward with upgrades to its pipeline network serving the northeastern U.S. to ship more shale gas from the prolific Appalachian Basin as opposition to new conduits mounts in the region.

The Canadian company’s plan includes a connection to a UGI Utilities facility in Pennsylvania and compression boosts that will allow it to move an additional 18 million cubic feet per day along its Texas Eastern system. In a second phase, similar links will be built for other customers in the Northeast.

“Boosting compression is the first line of attack,” Enbridge Chief Executive Officer Al Monaco told Bloomberg in an interview this week. “We’ve got some opportunities on Texas Eastern, which certainly supports the U.S. Northeast directly.”

Enbridge Seeks to Get More Gas to Energy-Hungry U.S. Northeast